AUSTIN, Dec. 1 -- Liberian-born educator and youth ambassador Bill Rogers has commended the Ministry of Health (MoH) for its ongoing improvements in HIV Data Accuracy and has urged national leaders, media institutions and youth advocates to communicate responsibly to prevent fear, stigma and misinformation.

Rogers, who lectures at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas, United States of America, praised the Ministry of Health, the National AIDS Commission and international health partners for modernizing Liberia's health information systems.

He noted that the revised HIV estimate-showing an increase from 34,000 to 36,000 people living with HIV-should be viewed as a result of improved reporting rather than a spike in infection.

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